Chamber Music Palisades

Shostakovich / Piano Quintet Op. 57
Debussy / Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp
Brockman / Feast of Fives
Price: $24.98
featuring:
Susan Greenberg, flute
Delores Stevens, piano
JoAnn Turovsky, harp
Roger Wilkie, violin
Rene Mandel, violin
Paul Coletti, viola
Peter Stumpf, cello

features:
  • Shot in HD Video and presented in 16:9 anamorphic video
  • 96 kHz/24 Bits PCM Stereo Mix compatible with all DVD players
  • Compatible with DVD-Audio and DVD-Video players
  • Photo Gallery
  • Extensive Artist Bios
  • Complete Session Video
  • Alternate 5.1 channel surround mixes "Stage" and "Audience" POV
  • Extensive Interactive Liner Notes on the Performers, Session and Technical Info
  • Complete information on the DVD format, 5.1 channel surround and Setup Instructions
songlist: (Click on a link to audition a track)

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General Information

Delores Stevens is a very fine pianist based in Los Angeles and played on the very first AIX Records release over 7 years ago. For this project she offered the Chamber Music Palisades ensemble in performances of two of the 20th Century's finest chamber music works and a new composition by Jane Brockman. These are terrific performances! We captured them using HD video equipment and our usual HD Audio approach.

About the Recording Approach

This recording is NOT an attempt to "document" a live recording of a chamber music ensemble but instead an exploration of the creative process of making and recording music on videotape and using high-resolution digital audio recording equipment. AIX Records uses no EQ, dynamics processing or artificial reverberation...everything you hear is as the musicians played it. Both "audience" and "stage" 5.1 mixes and a PCM 96/24 bit stereo mix are included on the disc on the DVD-Video side. However, it is the DVD-Audio 96 kHz/24 bit tracks encoded with Meridian Lossless Packing [MLP] that elevates the listening experience well beyond a traditional CD or even a live event. You can chose to listen from the middle of ensemble and hear the sound of the instruments coming from all directions or place yourself in the "best seat in the house". The dynamic range and fidelity offered by the 96 kHz/24 Bit source recording makes this recording come to life.

About the Disc

This DVD disc has two sides with digital data on them. One side, the DVD-Video side, contains the complete performances shot in HD Video, alternate mixes ["stage" and "audience"], DTS and Dolby Digital audio tracks and a comprehensive array of informational screens about the project and the performers. There are photos from the sessions and complete technical information about the recording.

About the DVD-Audio/Video Format

The DVD-Video side also contains a variety of audio/video media including: complete session videos, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, rehearsals, comprehensive explanation of the DVD format [including DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and DVD-ROM], digital encoding methodologies [AC-3, DTS, PCM and MLP], instructions on how to setup your 5.1 channel surround system, test tones/channel IDs checks and demonstrations comparing stereo mixes to 5.1 mixes. Everything you want to know about DVD and 5.1 channel surround is on this disc.

To Purchase This Disc

To purchase a copy of this disc, click on the BUY button at the top of this page, call (800) - 668-4249, write to mwaldrep@aixrecords.com, or simply send $24.98 plus $5.95 for shipping and handling to:

AIX Records
2050 Granville Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90025

THIS DISC WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY OF 2008.

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